Denver LoC:<div><br></div><div>There are two significant comments made about the proposed schedule that I think we should explore.</div><div><br></div><div>1. The workshops may be much more valuable than the code sprint. The suggestion is to cut the code sprint to 1 day and have 2 days of workshops. I think this is an excellent idea. But I'd like to put forward the idea of instead of an official "code sprint", we setup WhereCamp5280 for the weekend following (maybe even just one day) to 'catch' the spirit of the conference and turn it into something actionable. This may just be a matter of semantics (code sprint vs. unconference)</div>
<div><br></div><div>2. FOSS4G 2010 has had very strong demand for presentation spots. This may be even stronger for us in 2011. Paul suggested that it is best to expand the time dedicated to presentations rather than increase the number of parallel tracks. His suggestion was to decrease the closing plenary. I am amenable to this suggestion as there is a fairly direct relationship between number of accepted presentations and number of participants (I should find numbers to prove that statement). Another option I'd like to explore is adding a poster presentation session. Especially for students, this provides a great avenue to show off project work (again, increasing attendance).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Please give me your feedback on these ideas. Grant, the schedule is probably the least important detail at this point.</div><div><br></div><div>-Eric</div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all">-=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=-<br>
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